[TM3]

Not too sure about this movie. I thought the atmosphere and the creatures look pretty cool in the trailer but the movie does sort of remind of “Hellboy”, which by the way was an awesome flick! Things like Edward wearing a long coat and carrying around a revolver. And a paranormal bureau for defense and investigation that the hero belongs to.

[ConcreteRancor]

That is true. Hellboy was quite good. It's definitely in my top five comic-book movies, along with the X-men movies, Spiderman 2, and another which I can't remember right now.

By the way, you know what comic book REALLY needs the movie treatment? The Bone series, by Jeff Smith. I've got the one-volume edition of it, and DAMN is that story cinematic.

If we're talking live action, I'd picture something along the lines of Sky Captain, a CG fantasy world with live actors inserted to play Thorn, Grandma Ben, Lucius, etc. Of course, that needs a MUCH bigger budget than a Bone movie would ever be allocated.

A better idea would simply be a straight, traditionally animated movie. Which would be just as good, except the market for those has slipped.

[squarejawhero]

Hellboy was great because of the characters, not the SFX. It wouldn't have been half the movie it ended up being were it not for fantastic casting and a script that favoured dialogue and "moments" in between the action.

Somehow I doubt that Yuck Balls has the intelligence to create a good movie out of this, despite some concept art that looks distinctly like a Giger painting.

[The Seed]

Originally Posted by ConcreteRancor

By the way, you know what comic book REALLY needs the movie treatment? The Bone series, by Jeff Smith. I've got the one-volume edition of it, and DAMN is that story cinematic.

Speaking of comic books that REALLY need the movie treatment...actually no, I'd better not bring that up again, we've decimated quite enough threads this year by bringing those two into the conversation.

[RLacey]

While we're criticising the films of "so bad it hurts" Paul W.S. Anderson, I felt that I ought to apologise, on behalf of the British nation, for inflicting him upon the world.

That is all.

[squarejawhero]

Same here.

Mind you, the guys got passion. He's just got to lay off the rock music and stop writing his own movies.

[Ninja Dodo]

Uwe Boll, Paul WS Anderson and Tom Green should get together and not make a a film.

[squarejawhero]

They should get together and make and action/comedy horror. I guarantee it would be so specatularly bad, it'll go all the way around and be fantastic for all the wrong reasons.

edit - my only worry is if they touch hands, a small wormhole will appear and suck all the coolness and good ideas out of the world, put everything into slow motion and reduce every single joke into the essence of a fart.

[ConcreteRancor]

Originally Posted by squarejawhero

They should get together and make and action/comedy horror. I guarantee it would be so specatularly bad, it'll go all the way around and be fantastic for all the wrong reasons.

If this ever happens, Plan 9 from Outer Space should start fearing for its place in history.

[squarejawhero]

Worryingly, I actually want it to happen.

And I want 5 different creative execs from some of the biggest money-making sh!tfests of the last five years on it too!

[Catbert]

Well there's always the chance if the movie's a real stinker at box office those executives will stop listening to Boll when he says he's gonna make a great movie out of some game. Sad thing is, AITD had everything to succeed, and apparently he's got FarCry too, along with a couple other game licenses. And people complain games don't get their due attention

[ConcreteRancor]

Originally Posted by Catbert

Well there's always the chance if the movie's a real stinker at box office those executives will stop listening to Boll when he says he's gonna make a great movie out of some game. Sad thing is, AITD had everything to succeed, and apparently he's got FarCry too, along with a couple other game licenses. And people complain games don't get their due attention

He's got Dungeon Siege. DUNGEON SIEGE. HOW DO YOU MAKE A MOVIE OUT OF DUNGEON SIEGE!?!

[LeisureSuitedLooney]

Originally Posted by mtw

Not only does he seem to have thrown away the original Alone in the Dark storyline

Actually, the movie is based on the basic storyline from the most recent game, "Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare". The premise of that one had Carnby, looking more like Gabriel Knight, and a female with a mysterious past by the name of Aline Cedrac, both on a chartered plane heading for Shadow Island to solve a family's demonic curse...The Shadow Creatures!!! The film plot is more or less the same, except that in the film, Carnby and Cedrac once dated...

[squarejawhero]

Let's make a movie out of Chuckie Egg and the Dizzy titles!

[Catbert]

Originally Posted by ConcreteRancor

He's got Dungeon Siege. DUNGEON SIEGE. HOW DO YOU MAKE A MOVIE OUT OF DUNGEON SIEGE!?!

You make huge dungeon sets and just film people hacking away at monsters.

[The Seed]

Wow, looks like it may be worth a look after all...

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/58...html?fromint=1

[Catbert]

When does it come out? I recommend if you want a GOOD review, to visit www.haro-online.com and wait till they get it reviewed.

[ConcreteRancor]

Well, the Metacritic review compilation of Alone in the Dark puts it at #14 on the all-time Worst Movies list. Just to give you guys an idea of where that is, Gigli is #72.

Not that Metacritic is the end-all-be-all of reviews, but it and Rotten Tomatoes, (which has AitD at a 2%,) are the two places I go to get an overall idea of how good a movie is.

[squarejawhero]

Some of those reviews say more about the general media's view on gaming than the actual movie itself...

[Maquisard]

Originally Posted by The Seed

Speaking of comic books that REALLY need the movie treatment...

Y-the last man! They're actually working on a movie. If you haven't read the comic-books, you really need to!